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Monday, December 15, 2008

Novak Djokovic recently met up with compatriot Janko Tipsarevic for an exhibition at the ski resort St. Anton in Austria.

Tipsy was a last minute replacement for Marat Safin who pulled out of the exo after spraining his ankle in practice. The Russian returned to Valencia to visit his doctor but not before taking a few candid shots with Nole *swoons*:

And more interesting Nole news: he was invited by top baller Rafael Nadal to take part in the "Friends of Iker vs. Friends of Rafa" charity event tomorrow! Other tennis ballers taking part include David Ferrer + Fernando Verdasco. I can't wait to see video/images from THAT event...oy.

In the meantime, here's some video in German from the exo match featuring a furry Nole + Tipsy. Feel free to leave the translation in the comments section.

I think Nole looks pretty hot here...but I don't mind a scruffy man! Me thinks I'm developing a little crush on him..... it definitely doesn't hurt seeing him have a good time with his tennis buds and hearing him speak German (sonja: translate please! He sounds hot!) And now that he's joining Rafa's charity event - OH! It's too much!

Rich: I'm just being selfish and giving you a hard time... I trust your judgment :) But I did just see that he won the Play of The Year vote on ATP's website. Not sure if it's blogworthy, but there was def some stiff competition. VAMOS RAFA!!

Pamela: Consider yourself lucky! I get lusty after many many hot ballers... but I like it that way!! And for the record, I would say this blog has been past the PG13 boundaries many a time, mostly due to us Rafanatics :)

***Nole: This week I've worked a lot. Only once I went skiing, but not a lot. Today's match was all for the fans - special thanks to the Serbian fans for coming today. It was a lot of fun.

Q: You and your family are here the third time already - apparently you really like it here. What's so special about St. Anton?

Nole: We're having so much fun here. It's great to be here with my whole family, especially my brothers. We're doing a lot of sports, skiing, but also working. Of course this tournament is not top priority throughout the year, but I really enjoy being here.

Q: Hopefully you'll get to prepare as well as last year when you won the Aussie Open then. This year there probably will be much more pressure. Is it harder going in as the title defender?

Nole: Sure, it is hard. But I try to stay positive and also earn even more titles.

Q: How important is no.1 for you? Obviously you're on the fastlane right now.

Nole: It's very important for me and my family. It's always been my dream, you know. But there's still plenty of time, I'm only 21. We'll see what the future brings.***